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Pros
lets teachers know how their students are doing in comparison with other classrooms
might offer information that gets a child the support he or she needs
helps teachers see an area or skill they may need to focus on
In BC, it gives teachers 4-5 hours of "prep" time while their students complete the tests. *I'm really stretching here!!!*
It holds teachers accountable (at the testing grade levels anyway)
DEEEEEEZ Nuts
cannot be used in report cards
job frustration, conflicts with personal ideologies about how students learn and philosophy of education
uses valuable time explaining the test and options re: taking the test to parents
It does not account for the many extraneous variables that affect test scores
difficult to explain to a parent when FSA results conflict with regular assessment results in the classroom
results of tests are used to evaluate teacher performance
Teachers' Perspectives
(Please add a Pro or Con: edit the text by clicking the Edit tab in the top right corner, making changes on the page, and then clicking the Save button in the tool bar.)Pros
- lets teachers know how their students are doing in comparison with other classrooms
- might offer information that gets a child the support he or she needs
- helps teachers see an area or skill they may need to focus on
- In BC, it gives teachers 4-5 hours of "prep" time while their students complete the tests. *I'm really stretching here!!!*
- It holds teachers accountable (at the testing grade levels anyway)
DEEEEEEZ Nuts